It's very cold outside so I've had to put off tidying the garage before I get started on the next layer of Fiat 500 nonsense, and I've been looking at the range of bodypanel spares now available. It occurred to me that it's approaching the time when it might be possible to build a 500 bodyshell completely from new panels. the further you get from the waterline the less likely you are to see a repair panel; so roof replacements and some inner panels are not available. But from what can easily be obtained I did a quick calculation and find that for about £6000 you could have enough to build about 75% of the shell. That's not economical, but wouldn't be nice to have one that was newly constructed. I wonder how long before some enterprising company starts to do this?
I notice that spares prices, like everything else, are going up significantly and that the approximately £500 that I spent on repair panels in 2009-2012 would be around double that cost.
I notice that spares prices, like everything else, are going up significantly and that the approximately £500 that I spent on repair panels in 2009-2012 would be around double that cost.